Method and Apparatus for Activity Management Across Multiple Devices

1. A method comprising: determining, for at least one of a plurality of communications devices, one or more current capabilities; causing a local application to be launched on at least one of the plurality of communications devices based on the one or more current capabilities, state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode and user state information, wherein the current capabilities comprise available applications, physical characteristics, or configuration, wherein state information comprises task status, user interface state, application state, or connectivity state, wherein the user state information comprises a current level of user interaction with the plurality of communication devices, wherein the local application is configured to perform at least a portion of a task; accessing an application registry configured to identify one or more task handlers; causing a task handler of the identified one or more task handlers to be launched in response to identifying one or more task handlers, wherein the task handler is configured to assign the at least a portion of the task to the local application; causing a communication device that is not in companionship mode to enter companionship mode based on a gesture on a user interface; and causing at least a portion of the task to be performed by the communication device that is caused to enter companionship mode.

2. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: discovering other communication devices in companionship mode as part of the plurality of communication devices; determining state information for the other communication devices in companionship mode; and determining the user state information.

3. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, at the one of the plurality of communications devices, a selection of the local application to be launched based on at least one of a received user gesture or a predetermined user preference.

4. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: detecting, at the one of the plurality of communications devices, a user input; causing a notification to be transmitted to the other communication devices in companionship mode indicating an active communication device status; and receiving a user prompt from a communication device in companionship mode of the other communication devices in companionship mode.

5. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: causing a disconnection from a communication device in companionship mode; causing primary information to be displayed in an instance in which the user is interacting with a user interface; and causing a sleep mode in an instance in which the user is not interacting with the user interface, wherein the other communication devices in companionship mode are configured to at least one of alter the task based on the disconnection or enter a sleep mode.

6. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: causing an application to perform the at least a portion of the task on a communication device in companionship mode of the other communication devices in companionship mode based on at least one of a user input or the state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode.

7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the task is performed by one or more different applications on the plurality of companionship mode devices.

8. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the state information comprises at least one of a user task, a user interface state, an application state or a bearer state.

9. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: determine, for at least one of a plurality of communications devices, one or more current capabilities; cause a local application to be launched on at least one of the plurality of communications devices based on the one or more current capabilities, state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode and user state information, wherein the current capabilities comprise available applications, physical characteristics, or configuration, wherein state information comprises task status, user interface state, application state, or connectivity state, wherein the user state information comprises a current level of user interaction with the plurality of communication devices, wherein the local application is configured to perform at least a portion of a task; accessing an application registry configured to identify one or more task handlers; causing a task handler of the identified one or more task handlers to be launched in response to identifying one or more task handlers, wherein the task handler is configured to assign the at least a portion of the task to the local application; causing a communication device that is not in companionship mode to enter companionship mode based on a gesture on a user interface; and causing at least a portion of the task to be performed by the communication device that is caused to enter companionship mode.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: discover other communication devices in companionship mode as part of the plurality of communication devices; determine state information for the other communication devices in companionship mode; and determine the user state information.

11. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive, at the one of the plurality of communications devices, a selection of the local application to be launched based on at least one of a received user gesture or a predetermined user preference.

12. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: detect, at the one of the plurality of communications devices, a user input; cause a notification to be transmitted to the other communication devices in companionship mode indicating an active communication device status; and receive a user prompt from a communication device in companionship mode of the other communication devices in companionship mode.

13. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: cause a disconnection from a communication device in companionship mode; cause primary information to be displayed in an instance in which the user is interacting with a user interface; and cause a sleep mode in an instance in which the user is not interacting with the user interface, wherein the other communication devices in companionship mode are configured to at least one of alter the task based on the disconnection or enter a sleep mode.

14. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: cause an application to perform the at least a portion of the task on a communication device in companionship mode of the other communication devices in companionship mode based on at least one of a user input or the state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode.

15. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the task is performed by one or more different applications on the plurality of companionship mode devices.

16. An apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the state information comprises at least one of a user task, a user interface state, an application state or a bearer state.

17. A method comprising: determining, for at least one of a plurality of communications devices, one or more current capabilities; causing a local application to be launched on at least one of the plurality of communications devices based on the one or more current capabilities, state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode and user state information, wherein the current capabilities comprise available applications, physical characteristics, or configuration, wherein state information comprises task status, user interface state, application state, or connectivity state, wherein the user state information comprises a current level of user interaction with the plurality of communication devices, wherein the local application is configured to perform at least a portion of a task; accessing an application registry configured to identify one or more task handlers; causing a task handler of the identified one or more task handlers to be launched in response to identifying one or more task handlers, wherein the task handler is configured to assign the at least a portion of the task to the local application; and causing an application to perform the at least a portion of the task on a communication device in companionship mode of the other communication devices in companionship mode based on at least one of a user input or the state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode.

18. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: determine, for at least one of a plurality of communications devices, one or more current capabilities; cause a local application to be launched on at least one of the plurality of communications devices based on the one or more current capabilities, state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode and user state information, wherein the current capabilities comprise available applications, physical characteristics, or configuration, wherein state information comprises task status, user interface state, application state, or connectivity state, wherein the user state information comprises a current level of user interaction with the plurality of communication devices, wherein the local application is configured to perform at least a portion of a task; access an application registry configured to identify one or more task handlers; cause a task handler of the identified one or more task handlers to be launched in response to identifying one or more task handlers, wherein the task handler is configured to assign the at least a portion of the task to the local application; and cause an application to perform the at least a portion of the task on a communication device in companionship mode of the other communication devices in companionship mode based on at least one of a user input or the state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode.